Microgels at interfaces, from mickering emulsions to flat interfaces and back

MA Fernandez-Rodriguez, A Martin-Molina… - Advances in colloid and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this review, we cover the topic of p (NIPAM) based microgels at interfaces, revisiting
classical studies in light of the newest ones. In particular, we focus on their use as …

Stimuli-responsive aqueous microgels: Properties and applications

MV Anakhov, RA Gumerov, II Potemkin - Mendeleev Communications, 2020 - Elsevier
Water-soluble microgels have been known for over than three decades. Initially introduced
as thermoresponsive polymer colloids with tunable softness, these macromolecular objects …

High-performance displacement by microgel-in-oil suspension in heterogeneous porous media: Microscale visualization and quantification

W Lei, X Lu, T Wu, H Yang, M Wang - Journal of Colloid and Interface …, 2022 - Elsevier
Hypothesis: Preferential flow in porous media is commonly encountered and decreases the
multiphase displacement efficiency. Here, we synthesized microgel-in-oil in suspension and …

Swift Janitor: Efficient Absorption of a Minor Component from the Mixtures of Immiscible Liquids by Thermoresponsive Macroscopic and Microscopic Hydrogels

EY Kozhunova, GA Komarova… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Polymer hydrogels are known to be efficient absorbents of various aqueous solutions. Along
with the hydrophilicity of the polymer network, the presence of specific functional groups is …

Beyond the Conventional Paradigm of Radial (Normal) Stretching of Tethered Chains. Do Theories of Micellization in Solutions of Block Copolymers Need to Be …

VS Kravchenko, IV Portnov, II Potemkin - Macromolecules, 2023 - ACS Publications
We have studied conformations of a single tethered chain, chains in a planar brush, and
corona-forming blocks in diblock copolymer micelles using dissipative particle dynamics …

Mechanochemical cellular membrane internalization of nanohydrogels: A large-scale mesoscopic simulation

X Song, J Ma, T Long, X Xu, S Zhao… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
By combining large-scale dissipative particle dynamics and steered molecular dynamics
simulations, we investigate the mechanochemical cellular internalization pathways of …

Structural heterogeneity effects on microgel deswelling and interfacial properties: An extensive computational study

X Song, S Wang, X Duan, H Liu, S Chen, T Long… - Applied Surface …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to their structural heterogeneity, solvent-swollen microgels are endowed with a variety
of useful properties and important applications. However, a comprehensive understanding …

Self-assembly of gradient copolymers in a selective solvent. New structures and comparison with diblock and statistical copolymers

VS Kravchenko, V Abetz, II Potemkin - Polymer, 2021 - Elsevier
We perform comparative studies of self-assembly of equivalent statistical, diblock and
gradient AB copolymers in a selective solvent using dissipative particle dynamics …

Temperature controlled loading and release of the anti-inflammatory drug cannabidiol by smart microgels

M Dirksen, TA Kinder, T Brändel, T Hellweg - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
CBD is a promising candidate for treatment of many diseases and plays a major role in the
growing trend to produce high-end drugs from natural, renewable resources. In the present …

The preparation of hydroxyapatite nanowires and nanorods via aliphatic micelles as soft templates

J Zhao, T Chu, Q Hu, Y Lei, L Liu, G Zhang, C Gao… - …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Hydroxyapatite (HAP) nanocrystals have been widely investigated for tunable synthesis with
various morphologies via the use of a three-phase reaction system. However, the template …